The Insajder team was not allowed to film the interior of the tent settlement after they completed their reporting from the Assembly, where lawmakers discussed the budget proposal for 2026. As reported by Insajder television reporter Stefan Goranović, the ban on reporting was verbally imposed by a person who identified themselves as security for the tent settlement, under the pretext that "we need to be accredited to follow the public gathering."
According to a reporter from Insajder television, a male individual approached the journalistic team, introducing himself as security, but he did not present any documents to confirm his identity.
The Insajder reporter told the alleged security that he would call the police, to which the man replied that the police would say the same thing as he did.
The police present initially ignored the situation, later stating that "we are only allowed to film outside the fenced area."
When asked on what grounds the television crew was permitted to film only outside the fenced area, the police officers did not provide an answer, but directed the Insajder team outside that perimeter, our reporter reports.
It is worth noting that, in the recent past, the square near the National Assembly has proven to be an unsafe place for journalists wishing to report in the public interest, as well as for a portion of citizens who openly expressed their disagreement during protests regarding the tent encampment near the Assembly and the occupation of public space.
One attack occurred four days ago when a man attacked the N1 crew who were filming the area near the Assembly and the improvised tent encampment located there, that television station reported.
As a result, a protest was organized last night at the corner of Vlajkovićeva Street and Nikola Pašić Square, called by journalistic and media associations in response to the frequent attacks on journalists in that area.
In addition to the attack on the N1 television crew, journalist Nataša Mijušković from Insajder was also recently attacked in that part of the city, while Foneta journalist Marko Čonjagić was beaten. According to the data from UNS, there are a total of 21 reported cases of attacks around the National Assembly.
Insajder journalist Nataša Mijušković, who was reporting from the gathering near the Serbian Assembly on November 3, was surrounded by a group of men at the improvised tent camp who refused to identify themselves, forcing her, through physical contact and threats, to delete the photographs she had taken and demanding that she leave the camp.
Numerous reports from our teams near Pionirski Park have been accompanied by incidents and unpleasantness. In April, unknown men prohibited journalist Irena Stević from entering, while police officers on the scene claimed that entry was free but could not tell us who the men in black were.
Journalist Stefan Miljuš was physically attacked by an unknown man. The assailant struck him twice while attempting to take away the phone with which he was filming. The prosecutor's office dismissed the report filed by the Insajder editorial team at the beginning of September.
Journalist Teodora Vasiljević also experienced an unpleasant incident during the protest on June 28 while reporting in the area near Nikola Pašić Square, where a gathering of supporters of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and a literary evening announced by students wanting to learn were taking place.
Source: Insajder
